Six Ways of Fumo

Chapter 748 Fengmen Village

The last time Ding Ermiao and Li Weinian went down to the underworld in order to find Meng Yinong's fragmented soul, they accidentally ran into an old ghost from Lingshan County called Tianshi Liu.

According to Zhang Chunzhoucheng, the ghost general guarding the ghost gate, this old ghost will go to the underworld every three months.So by calculation, the next time he goes to the underworld will be on February [-]th of the next year.

Therefore, Ding Ermiao should make arrangements early to fight an ambush in front of the ghost gate, wait and see, capture the old ghost alive, and learn the details of the ghost array in Lingshan County.

"I can't help with matters in the underworld. But I will accompany you to Liu Bowen's tomb. I hope that Uncle Chengyi's tomb will be the last stop in my tomb robbing career." Gu Qinglan smiled and said:
"Er Miao, Xiaoxiao, take care of yourself. I'll take the bus back to the mountain city and see you again after the new year!"

"Sister Lan, please take care of yourself!" Ding Ermiao clasped her fists in a very arrogant manner.

Along the way, we have shared joys and sorrows, and now facing the separation, Ding Ermiao feels really reluctant to let go.

Ji Xiaoxiao also became naughty, imitating the hero, cupped his fists to his chest, and said in a rough voice: "The green mountains will not change, the green water will flow forever, we will meet again later!"

Gu Qinglan laughed, waved her hand, turned around gracefully, walked out of the hotel where she was staying, hailed a taxi, and headed straight to the station.

Originally, Ding Ermiao and Ji Xiaoxiao wanted to take Gu Qinglan to the station, but Gu Qinglan refused to let them go.They are all children of Jianghu, and they are all looking for this freedom and ease.

Ding Ermiao thought for a while and had to give up.Fortunately, Gu Qinglan was accustomed to traveling around the world and was very clever, so Ding Ermiao was not worried about anything happening to her.It felt safe to let her go alone.

It was still morning.Ding Ermiao and Ji Xiaoxiao returned to the hotel, packed their luggage, checked out of the room, and went wandering on the street.

Now that we have decided to celebrate the New Year in a ghost village, we must buy some new year goods.You need to prepare several days' worth of food and drink.In that deserted village of Fengmen Village, don’t expect anyone to sell you anything.

If you meet a person selling something, he is definitely not a human being.

Although Qinyang is only a small county town, it is very busy at the end of the year with people coming and going.

The air was filled with the aroma of sanitary incense and the smoke of firecrackers.On both sides of the street, there are vendors' stalls, festive red lanterns and New Year picture couplets, setting up a street.Children on winter vacation were running around in the streets, shouting.

The prosperous world is peaceful and full of flavor.

"Er Miao, is the village you mentioned a deserted village?" Ji Xiaoxiao held Ding Er Miao's hand and asked while looking at the new year's goods.

"In newspapers and TV, it is said that it is a deserted village with no residents. But the house is still there, and there is no problem in living in it." Ding Ermiao said, "But don't worry, as long as I am here, everything will be fine."

Ding Ermiao thought Ji Xiaoxiao was afraid, so he comforted her.

Ji Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "I'm not worried, I just want to dress up the village and make it more festive."

Uh..., Ding Ermiao had a black streak on his head and didn't know what Ji Xiaoxiao was going to do.

However, Ding Ermiao has always condoned Ji Xiaoxiao's mischief. As long as Ji Xiaoxiao is happy, he can play whatever he wants, no problem.

So Ding Ermiao nodded and smiled, and said: "How to dress up, you are in charge, and I fully support it."

"Okay, then it's up to me. Now let's start shopping like crazy!" Ji Xiaoxiao laughed, holding a bunch of big bills in her hand, and started shopping for new year's goods.

For convenience, Ji Xiaoxiao found the largest private store and started buying.And asked the shopkeeper to find a small truck to deliver the goods to himself.

"I don't know where you want to send it?" the shop owner asked.

"Send it to Fengmen Village in Yougui Valley, which is 120 miles away from here. I'll pay for the ride separately." Ji Xiaoxiao said.

"Fengmen Village?" The shopkeeper was surprised, and then said: "Isn't there no one in that village? What are you doing there?"

Ding Ermiao rubbed her nose and said lazily: "That's my hometown. I want to go home for the New Year now, can't I?"

"Okay, okay, of course." The shop owner nodded and smiled and said, "But cars can't drive into the village, they can only drive to the foot of the mountain. There are still more than 20 miles of mountain road from Fengmen Village."

Ji Xiaoxiao thought for a while and then said: "That's okay. Find some strong workers for me, set off with the car, and then deliver my things to Fengmen Village."

The shop owner smiled bitterly and said, "Girl, it's the end of the year now, where can I find a few strong workers? Everyone is busy celebrating the New Year."

Ji Xiaoxiao slapped a brick-like stack of large bills on the store counter and said:

"I'll pay [-] in freight to deliver my things to Fengmen Village! Money can make all the difference, and I don't believe I can't find anyone. Just tell me whether you can do this business or not. If you don't, I'll find another one!" "

"Three thousand shipping costs?" The store owner's eyes lit up and he said, "It's a deal. I'll personally take someone to deliver the things to Fengmen Village for you."

Ji Xiaoxiao smiled and then started the real purchase.

There are all kinds of things to buy, including food, clothing, and sleeping items, as well as tea, rice, oil, salt, pots and pans.Red candles, red lanterns and firecrackers are even more essential.

Ji Xiaoxiao also bought a lot of Spring Festival couplets and New Year pictures, as well as red paper and window stickers.

In addition, Ji Xiaoxiao took Ding Ermiao to the largest clothes store in Qinyang and bought two sets of clothes each.

By noon, a small truck was filled with goods, and Ji Xiaoxiao was still a little unsatisfied.

After lunch in Qinyang County, Ding Ermiao and Ji Xiaoxiao set off for Fengmen Village in a van with five strong workers.A small truck carrying New Year's goods leads the way.

More than an hour later, at the foot of an unknown mountain, the car could no longer move forward.

The strong workers began to unload the goods, bundled them one by one with ropes, carried them on their shoulders with poles, and started hiking up the mountain.One of the strong workers knew the way and walked in front.

Ding Ermiao held Ji Xiaoxiao's hand and held the formation leisurely from behind.

The mountain road is difficult to navigate, weeds cover the path, and there are even trees worrying about it.Although the strong workers are strong, they still have to stop while walking.After walking for more than two hours, we were only halfway done.

During a break, a strong worker asked, "They say that village is haunted. What are you doing there?"

"I lived in Fengmen Village when I was a child. All the ghosts there know me. It's fine." Ding Ermiao continued to babble, and said lazily:
"I think you need to speed up. Otherwise, it will be dark when you go back, and you will not be able to get out all night if you encounter ghosts and wall-attacks."

A hint of fear flashed in the eyes of several strong workers. They looked at each other and did not dare to delay any longer. They got up and carried their burdens and continued moving forward.

"Brother, you said you are from Fengmen Village. Why don't you know the road?" Another strong worker asked while walking.

"I belong to the boss who left home when I was young. I haven't been back for many years. Of course I don't know the way now. Didn't you hear that my accent has changed? I haven't spoken my hometown dialect for many years." Ding Ermiao lied without blushing. Open your mouth and come.

Going up the mountain and over a beam, a village suddenly appeared in the valley ahead.

Standing on Shangliang Mountain and looking into the distance, the buildings in the village are all in Ming and Qing architectural styles, and the layout is particularly crowded.The houses are clustered together.In the distance, you can still see a river flowing in front of the village, like a jade belt.

Although it is a deserted village, it does not look very rundown.

Most of the trees in the village are evergreen pines and cypresses, and the green bricks and tiles hidden by the green trees look unique.

"Here we are, that's my village!" Ding Ermiao shouted with a finger.

The strong workers mustered up their energy, picked up their burdens, and walked quickly towards the village.

Entering the village from the west end, Ding Ermiao looked at the village. Most of the houses were in good condition.Some homes even have doors and windows.

It's just that no one lives in the village, no chickens or dogs are heard, and there is an extraordinary quietness.Being in it feels like entering another world.

The porters walked in front, and Ding Ermiao followed behind, holding Ji Xiaoxiao in one hand and turning the iron gall in the other, looking around.

"Brother, that house is your home." A porter couldn't bear it anymore and asked.

"In front, still in front." Ding Ermiao pointed casually and continued to look for the house he wanted.Ding Ermiao was not satisfied with the houses he saw along the way from the village.

Walking to the middle of the village, the door of a house was ajar. From the outside, the house looked relatively sturdy and spacious, and the outside of the house was also very tidy.

So Ding Ermiao stopped and said, "This is it. This is my home. Please pick out the things for me."

With that said, Ding Ermiao pushed open the door of the house without even looking.

But as the door opened, the strong workers shouted, threw down their burdens, turned around and ran away!
Ji Xiaoxiao also screamed and rushed forward to hug Ding Ermiao.

"Xiaoxiao, don't be afraid." Ding Ermiao hurriedly comforted Ji Xiaoxiao while turning to look at the house.

After the door was pushed open, a red-lacquered coffin was placed just inside the door, resting on two benches.

It turns out that the porters were scared away by this thing.Ji Xiaoxiao was not afraid of ghosts, but she was also afraid of seeing dead people, and she was unprepared just now, so she was frightened.

Strange, why is there a coffin here?I don’t know if there are any bones in the coffin.

Ding Ermiao was also stunned for a moment, then turned to greet the porters and said, "Hey, do you still want your wages?"

When they set off in advance, Ji Xiaoxiao only gave half of the shipping fee.We agreed to pay the other half after delivery.So now, I still owe the porters a thousand and a half.

The porters stood in the distance and muttered in shock: "Brother, you have a coffin at home and you didn't say anything before? This is too scary!"

"This is not my home... I haven't been back for many years. I admit my mistake." Ding Ermiao coughed twice and said, "My home is still in front."

The porters came back muttering and horrified, put the burden on their shoulders again, and moved forward.

After passing two or three more houses, Ding Ermiao pushed open the door of another house, looked around, then smiled and said: "This is my home, pick out your things."

The porters unhappily put down their burdens, settled the final payment, and left Fengmen Village without even walking.

It was dusk now.In the quiet village, there was only the breathing of Ding Ermiao and Ji Xiaoxiao.

(Please forgive me. Because the Spring Festival is approaching, I have started to save the manuscript. Starting from today, there will be two chapters a day. One chapter has two thousand words and one chapter has three thousand words. That is, one thousand words less updated than usual.)
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